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Fears Unnamed
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4 Stars
Remnants : 3 Stars
the first story is about an archeologist and his best friend. This novella is more surreal and atmospheric horror than anything else. The ultimate find, the legendary city of the dead. This is a ghost story and a creature story in one. There is quite a bit of play on reality and what may be real or may be made up. I enjoyed the feel and the tension in this fast page turner.
"And it was dark by the sea, windy and wet, stinking of rotting sea life as beaches always do. This person stood with his back to the cliffs, staring out, watching the bursts of effervescence as waves broke and captured the moonlight. In one hand there was a gun, in the other a torch, and when the small rowboat came a short both would be pointing outward this night, and both used. But that chance did not arrive. The waves hid the sound of the shape creeping up behind him, out of the cave where it must have been waiting all day. When the knife curled around his throat and slid through his skin, the moon caught the spurting blood, right as breaking waves, and the betrayal tasted of salt--
White: 4 Stars
is a horror cross of John Carpenter's The Thing meets Dan Simmons' The Terror. Bloody, gory, and fun. This is a cool short story that will leave you wanting more. What are the white creatures? What do they want? Are they even real? I loved the cold isolation that the location offered up. It added to the feeling of doom and death.
".. Once on the inside, this room was now a part of the outside. As was Charley.
The area around the broken window was red and Charley had spread. Bits of her hung on the glass like hellish party streamers. Other parts had melted into the snow outside and turned it pink. Some of her was recognizable--her hair splayed out across the soft whiteness, a hand fisted around a melting clump of ice--other parts had never been seen before because they'd always been inside."
The Unfortunate: 4.5 Stars
Is ironically a story about a Lucky Man! The lone survivor of a plane crash. is saved by Angels?Demons?Monsters?God? The main character is saved and in turn agrees to a bargain with apparent supernatural creatures. He is told by them that he is "A Lucky Man", and that he is now in debt to them. Once he returns home, nothing is really the same. He is always being watched and can now see things that others cannot. This is a cool take on the "If it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is!" Story.
This is a dark and sinister supernatural story that I really enjoyed. I loved the seedy underworld that is brought to light by these beings. The place of the crucifixion was awesome and scary.
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, you know."
"On the way to the station he had seen the things three times: Once, a face staring from the back of a bus several cars in front; once, a shape hurrying across the road behind them, seen briefly and fleetingly in the rearview mirror; and finally in the station itself, a misplaced shadow hiding behind a high-level TV."
Naming of Parts: 5 Stars + (this story is worth the price to own regardless wether you read the other three)
This novella is simply a gem of a read. Naming of Parts is a post apocalyptic story that centers on point of view of a twelve year old boy. There is little backstory, a smidgen of world building, and hardly any explanations. But, it's short length is packed full of high tension and suspense as our young hero comes to grips in a world where everything's is dying and yet not staying dead. Lebbon has a colorful twist to the zombie genre as the undead begin to walk again. I loved how this story unfolded slowly and without spelling things out in black and white. This book is literally filled with grey...
As for being a zombie story. This novella excelled. I was sucked into Jacks point of view and I could not put the book down. The tension that is amped up by this novellas conclusion is palpable and I found my heart racing, my hands sweaty, and I found it tough to breath. This whole book of stories is worth purchasing just for the chance to read this awesome short story.
"They walked through the woods and nothing changed. Jack's dad held the shotgun and both hands but he at no cause to use it. Things were grayer today, blander, slower. It seemed also that things were deader. They found three dead people beneath a tree, not one of them showing any signs of movement. They looked as though they had been dead for weeks, but they still had blood on their chins. Their stomachs were bloated and torn open."
Once again, I feel that I have to mention that I truly feel that Tim Lebbon deserves a bigger audience and garners more respect. He is simply one of my very favorite authors of today that I am always looking forward to his next piece. Highly recommended.
Remnants : 3 Stars
the first story is about an archeologist and his best friend. This novella is more surreal and atmospheric horror than anything else. The ultimate find, the legendary city of the dead. This is a ghost story and a creature story in one. There is quite a bit of play on reality and what may be real or may be made up. I enjoyed the feel and the tension in this fast page turner.
"And it was dark by the sea, windy and wet, stinking of rotting sea life as beaches always do. This person stood with his back to the cliffs, staring out, watching the bursts of effervescence as waves broke and captured the moonlight. In one hand there was a gun, in the other a torch, and when the small rowboat came a short both would be pointing outward this night, and both used. But that chance did not arrive. The waves hid the sound of the shape creeping up behind him, out of the cave where it must have been waiting all day. When the knife curled around his throat and slid through his skin, the moon caught the spurting blood, right as breaking waves, and the betrayal tasted of salt--
White: 4 Stars
is a horror cross of John Carpenter's The Thing meets Dan Simmons' The Terror. Bloody, gory, and fun. This is a cool short story that will leave you wanting more. What are the white creatures? What do they want? Are they even real? I loved the cold isolation that the location offered up. It added to the feeling of doom and death.
".. Once on the inside, this room was now a part of the outside. As was Charley.
The area around the broken window was red and Charley had spread. Bits of her hung on the glass like hellish party streamers. Other parts had melted into the snow outside and turned it pink. Some of her was recognizable--her hair splayed out across the soft whiteness, a hand fisted around a melting clump of ice--other parts had never been seen before because they'd always been inside."
The Unfortunate: 4.5 Stars
Is ironically a story about a Lucky Man! The lone survivor of a plane crash. is saved by Angels?Demons?Monsters?God? The main character is saved and in turn agrees to a bargain with apparent supernatural creatures. He is told by them that he is "A Lucky Man", and that he is now in debt to them. Once he returns home, nothing is really the same. He is always being watched and can now see things that others cannot. This is a cool take on the "If it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is!" Story.
This is a dark and sinister supernatural story that I really enjoyed. I loved the seedy underworld that is brought to light by these beings. The place of the crucifixion was awesome and scary.
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, you know."
"On the way to the station he had seen the things three times: Once, a face staring from the back of a bus several cars in front; once, a shape hurrying across the road behind them, seen briefly and fleetingly in the rearview mirror; and finally in the station itself, a misplaced shadow hiding behind a high-level TV."
Naming of Parts: 5 Stars + (this story is worth the price to own regardless wether you read the other three)
This novella is simply a gem of a read. Naming of Parts is a post apocalyptic story that centers on point of view of a twelve year old boy. There is little backstory, a smidgen of world building, and hardly any explanations. But, it's short length is packed full of high tension and suspense as our young hero comes to grips in a world where everything's is dying and yet not staying dead. Lebbon has a colorful twist to the zombie genre as the undead begin to walk again. I loved how this story unfolded slowly and without spelling things out in black and white. This book is literally filled with grey...
As for being a zombie story. This novella excelled. I was sucked into Jacks point of view and I could not put the book down. The tension that is amped up by this novellas conclusion is palpable and I found my heart racing, my hands sweaty, and I found it tough to breath. This whole book of stories is worth purchasing just for the chance to read this awesome short story.
"They walked through the woods and nothing changed. Jack's dad held the shotgun and both hands but he at no cause to use it. Things were grayer today, blander, slower. It seemed also that things were deader. They found three dead people beneath a tree, not one of them showing any signs of movement. They looked as though they had been dead for weeks, but they still had blood on their chins. Their stomachs were bloated and torn open."
Once again, I feel that I have to mention that I truly feel that Tim Lebbon deserves a bigger audience and garners more respect. He is simply one of my very favorite authors of today that I am always looking forward to his next piece. Highly recommended.
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The Repulsion was my first introduction to his work.